Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 117, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1919 — Page 1

No. 117.

RUGS AND LINOLEUM W* have four new roll* of 12 ft. Linoleum that were put on the racks today. .Noiw is the time to buy Linoleum as the weatherjs warm enough that it will not crack and the price has been reduced. We also have about 20 new patterns in 9x12 Axminster and Velvet rugs. Some of these are new and have been brought out since the war. The prices are somewhat lower and the quality is better than last year. PORCH SWINGS Our line of wood porch swings are on display in 4, S, and S ft. lengths. COUCH HAMMOCKS Our lino of couch hammocks several patterns in fancy striped coverings. A couch hammock can be used as a summer sleeping bed *• they have link springs. We have just received another shipment of curtain stretchers. W. J. WRIGHT

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

The trustees have finished their 1919 enumeration of school children, voters, soldiers and sailors. Last year Jasper county had a total of 392 5 school children between the ages of six and twenty-one. This year there are 4037 making an increase of 112. The heaviest loss was in the city of Rensselaer where there are 38 less enumerated this year than last. Wheatfield town gained 9 and Remington 11. (Many new schools in the north end of the county will be built and equiped with teachers the coming year to meet the increase as shown by the enumeration records from Wheatfield, Walker and Keener townships. The dredging of that end of the county is inviting men with families to move but from Chicago tb make permanent homes in what was but a few years ago an uninhabited marsh. Trustee Pettit was in the office of the county superintendent Friday to arrange for the building of a new oneroomed building upon the site of the Oak Grove building that burned two years ago. Mr. Pettit states that he will also open the Canada school in the west end of Walker tqwnship. He also found that it would be imprudent to continue Zadoo since the eumeration in that district would be less than seven pupils. The state department has called for success grades from the following applicants who took the state teachers examination last April: Minnie Hemphill, Martha Parker, Evanelle Geier, Marie Fisher, Lottie Porter, Bertha Hershman, Eva Lilly, A. C. Campbell, Helen White Mary Harvey, Anna Hunsicker, Helen Porter, Mabel McAhren. All teachers of experience are urged to hold a state license as well as a county license. From the above list A vanelie Geier is a senior from the Remington high school who was successful on the Miarch examination (state) also but tried again to test whether the March was luck and is now reported a success again. Martha I. Parker, of Remington has taken state in Jan. March and April and reported a success on all three. Many of the teachers use the teachers examination as a day of benefit regardless of the license made. This represents professional interest worthy of the effort.

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The Evening Republican.

The biggest little word in this slang-eaten English language. The best expression for life, snap, youth, pleasure or action. Believe me, to be gifted with “pep is a place in the sun. It’s a first class ticket, good the world over. Everybody likes “pep’. "Pep” makes the world go round. All thoroughbred have ijt; some humans are blessed with it; some machinery develop it. Dids’t ever feed gas to a Hudson? That air-splitin’, dust-kicken’, roadhungry Hudson? She’s plumb full of “pep.” ___ Yet, she’ll throttle down to the slowest pace, run smooth as a pool and silent as the foot of time. She’s got more than you need in either direction. First to a fire, last to a funeral. That’s me all over. I am ready to demonstrate this wonderful car. HUGH KIRK.

LARGE CROWD ATTENDED FORESTER CELEBRATION

Many people from Rensselaer and vicinity gathered at the college ground Sunday to celebrate with the members of the Williard Court, 418, Catholic Oder of Foresters. It was the silver jubilee of the court. In the morning at ten o’clock the members and candidates attended high mass at St. Augustine church in a body. Rev. Father J. A. Wagner, president of St. Joseph college, delivered the sermon. At eleven o’clock the Foresters and their friends gathered in the parochial school hall for luncheon, which was served by the ladies of the parish. In the afternoon the degree of the order was conferred on eighteen candidates, and during the initiation those not belonging to the order were entertained by a band concert and ball game by the college students. In the evening a short open meeting was held in the college auditorium. On the program Thomas Catnen, High Chief Ranger, was the principal speaker. Dr. Smith, High Medical Examiner, was also present and the members of the Indiana state court.

“PEP”

BKNS-5Ff T Argß t INDIANA, MONDAY,jMAY 19, 1919.

STILL CRANING THEIR NECKS

CROWD ALMOST 1 WENT BLIND WATCHING FOR AIRPLANES SATURDAY.

They stood three-hundreds of ’em, their mouths open wide, their necks tilted at a ninety-degfee angle, their eyes bulging—waiting, watching hoping. One o’clock came, the hour of two passed into history, three o’clock offered nothing, four o’clock found stiff necks, five o’clock found the wind pipes clogged with dust and as the hands of the dial approached the hour of six, the eyes became heavy and the faithful were forced to give up from sheer exhaustion. They were disgruntled, disappointed, despondent, disgusted. . They were watching for the airplanes from Chanute Field, Rantoul, 111., which had been booked to appear I in this city Saturday for exhibition i flying for the purpose of stimulating recruiting for the air service. One i plane hobbled in from the northward, unbeknowns to the greater majority, alighting in a field to the north i of town, where it remained until the inhabitants of it had given it a thorough overhauling. To put it into shape consumed the greater portion of the day and then the aviators scurried for 'home without ever having had the opportunity of entertaining the populace. The second machine ' failed to arrive, having bumped into a tree at Logansport the day before and being badly damaged. Of course there were many visitors in town during the day who had come for the experess purpose of witnessing the flights and they were sorely disappointed find in some cases censored the city for not having produced what had been advertised. However, it was no one’s fault, especially not the city’s and it was simply one

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of those unavoidable instances which are likely to occur at any time. Airplanes have not reached the degree of perfection of other twentieth century inventions and the public must learn to be patient. The planes were booked for the city upon the request of the war department, without any expense to the city whatever. They tried to fulfill their contract but failed. Rensselaer is not to blame, if indeed anyone is. Anyway, it was a nice day, and there are many worse places to be on a nice day than Rensselaer.

WEATHER iFor Indiana—Cloudy with rain probably tonight and Tuesday morning, cooler in northwest portion tonight.

Samuel Karnowsky went to Chicago Sunday afternoon.

ALUMNI BANQUET RENSSELAER HIGH SCHOOL ’ AT ARMORY 1 Z .—J — t —■ —- : ——7 ——■ —7 "< FRIDAY, MAY 23. 1919. at 6:30 P. M. . • TICKTS CAN BE PURCHASED OF ROSE LUERS, TREASURER AT FIRST NATIONAL BANK. OR OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ALUMNI: GEORGE COLLINS HAZEL REEVE MARY WAGNER REX WARNER x ORABELLE DUVALL AGNES PLATT ADMISSION TO DANCE FOLLOWING BANQUET WILL BE BY BANQUET TICKET ONLY. SALE OF TICKETS WILL BE CLOSED AT NOON, MAY 23. . ' • MUSIC BY NADEL ORCHESTRA OF CHICAGO . ' PRICE $1.50 PER TICKET. ; /

MILLION DOLLAR BABY KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE

-Vinson Walsh McLeaff, 9 year old son of Mrs. Edward Beal MaLean, was run down by an automobile Sunday morning, receiving injuries front which he died Sunday afternoon. The boy, famous several years ago as the two hundred million dollar baby, had been closely guarded all his life, levaing his bodyguard only a few moments before the accident happened.

LIKE KELLY DID

I see b’-the paper that Mr. Kelly, a dealer in Los Angels; received three car loads of Oldsmobiles last week. Our local dealer also received a few cars that had been back ordered. LIKE KELLY DID.

I’LL TELL THE WORLD

Not that you don’t'already know it, but just for something to say. A man that overlooks the Oakland when looking over light cars, passes up one of the very best buys on the market. Truly a Sensible Six. HUGH KIRK.

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS NATIONAL Brooklyn 4; Chicago 3. New York 5; Cincinnati 0. No other games scheduled. AMERICAN St. Louis 4; Boston 3. Chicago 1; Philadelphia 0. Washington 8; Detroit. 2. (Cleveland 4; New York 3.

Electric wiring and supplies. Phone 113. Babcock Electric Co.

TEMPERATURE. The following is the temperature for the twenty-fdur hours ending at 7:00 a. m. on the date indicated: Max. MinMay 1675 43 May 17 67 45 May 18 67 38 May 19 75 51

Electric supplies. Phone 113. Babcock Electric Co.

MUSTERED OUT OF THE SERVICE

“Private Arthur Quinn was mustered out of the army service at Camp Custer, Mich, May 15. He received his discharge that he might assist his father in cleaning up the wreckage caused by the cyclone. Private Quinn was in the service almost one year, having been inducted May 22 into the service at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on that date. From there he was sent, to Nitro City, W. Va. and here he was placed in the 10th Infantry and sent to Camp Custer.

MONDAY LOCAL GRAIN MARKET

Oats 62c. Corn $1.60. Rye $1.35. Wheat $2.30.

Mts. Horace G. Chadbourne went to Chicago today.

fcCook! Yourself over. Don’t you need new clothes?

AMERICAN PILOTS HOPE TO DEFEAT EUROPE’S BEST

The International 500-mile Liberty sweepstakes race on the Indianapolis motor speedway, May 31, will be the rubber contest between Europe and America to decide a drawn series of six championship engagements for the world’s speed supremacy fought on the huge brick oval since 1911. Each of the rival continents now holds three Indianapolis victories to her credit,, this year’s result being scheduled to break a tie that has existed since the last big race was run in 1916, three years ago. The first two 500-mile races, in 1911 and 1912, went to America by default, Europe having no drivers entered, though there were seyeral foreign makes of cars, Benz Fiat and Mercedes. Ray Harroun, in a Marmon Wasp, walked off with the inaugural event, and Joe Dawson, at the wheel of a National, triumphed over DePalma in his Mercedes the year following. . In 1913, Goux started the invasion of foreign racing stars that has persisted since, romping home m the lead with his Peugeot, and in 1914 Rene Thomas annexed another victory for Europe with his Delage. lln 1915 Ralph DePalma scored for America, breaking the tie, but in 1916 Dario Resta knotted the situation up again by breezing home in front at the wheel of his Peugeot. 'This year, therefore, will deter, mine Which of the two sides of the Atlantic is the victor over the long stretch of six years of speedway racing, not counting the two-year hiatus that resulted from the war. At the present writing it looks as though the odds favored Europe, because of the preponderance of stars m the foreign lineup, however, it takes only one man to win a race; and America has much faith in DePalma.

WISHES CORRECTION IN REPORT OF BASE BALL GAME

A local base ball club, hastily formed, went to St. Joseph college May 11, where they defeated a team of that institution in a seven inning game by a score of 9 to 0, after which the members returned to Rensselaer and reported that they had defeated the representative nine of St. Joseph. The age miracles not being passed, a gullible reporter eagerly accepted the tale, and published the fact that St. Joseph’s best club had been defeated. .. . ... , (Father Seifert, director of athletics at St. Joseph, called the Republican today and informed us that his nine had been unjustly dealt with and that in reality the team defeated by Rensselaer was not the representative team of that institution, but the third tern, a team which had played but one grame prior to the Rensselaer game, and that three weeks before. Father Seifert stated that the club which represented St. Joseph had had practically no practice and that it was in no better condition than its opponents. j *■ The athletic director acknowledges defeat for his club and accepts it in a sportsman-like manner, but feels ‘that the mis-representation made by the Rensselaer players is an injustice to the members of his varsity team and that if similiar attitude is taken by the locals in the future that athletic relations will have to be severed between this city and St. Joseph. I The Republican is glad to make this correction that St. Joseph may receive the credit which is due it.

ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND RPOGRAM

The young people of the Barkley M. E. church will give an ice cream social and short program Friday gening, May 23. A cordial invitation is extended to aU. IL JTT '

Attorney George E. Hershman, of Grown Point, was in Rensselaer Sunday.

LOCAL YOUNG COUPLE MARRIED

MISS FAME HAAS AND CARL G. NEWBY MARRIED IN NEWCASTLE TODAY. Very quietly and without adieu, Miss Fame Haas and Mr. Carl G. Newby departed for Knightstown Sunday, continuing to Newcastle where their wedding was solemnized this Monday afternoon. The bride, pretty, popular and attractive, has been a life time resident of Rensselaer, being a daughter of Cyrus Haas, deceased, and during this time she has made a great many friends both in public and private life. For the past several years she has served as head clerk in the postoffice where her efficiency and courtesy have been very noticeable. Mr. Newby has been a resident of Rensselaer for about a year, being employed by the Hilliard arid Hamill store, previous to which time he was employed in the tailoring department of the Hub in Chicago. During his residence here his admirable qualities have won him many friends. Following a brief honeymoon trip, the young couple will return to this city and make their home with the bride’s sister, Miss Garce Haas, on S. Front street. The announcement of the marriage of the young couple win come as an agreeable surprise to their many friends in this city who will join the Republican in extending congratulations and wishes for a long life of happiness and prosperity.

CIVILIAN RELIEF CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT CLEVELAND

Rensselaer is included in the list of cities which have been invited to send a representative to a special Civilian Relief Conference to be held at Cleveland on May 23 and 24 by the staff of the American Red Cross, Lake Division, Department of Civilian Relief. Present day problems of Home Service and its future possibilities outlined in the new. Red Cross peace program will be discussed by Lake Division headquarter officials and representatives from Red Cross chapters in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Public Health heads from the three states and prominent social workers will discuss public health work and the problems of organization to be met in cities and rural districts by American Red Cross chapters.

ANNOUNCEMENT We wish to call the atention of the public to the fact that we have purchased the E. S. Grocery store and will operate the same in an up-to-date manner, carrying only the best in groceries. We feel that our experience in the business will enable us to accommodate you in a satisfactory manner and ask your patronage. At the present time we are decorating the interior of our store but will be able to give you prompt service just the same. Phone 71 for your grocoML MURPHEY & RAMEY.

” ; NOTICE Better give us your order this week and we will have them for you. Cut flowers will be hard to get for Memorial day. KING FLORAL COMPANY, Phone 216 Green. MONDAY PRODUCE MARKET (Butterfat 57c. Eggs 40c. Hens 26c. Fries 23c. Cox 13c. STAR THEATRE AT THE THE HOUSE OF GOOD PICTURES TODAY OLIVE TELL in SECRET IN STRINGS TUESDAY—ROY STEWART “BY PROXY” ——■ '■' ■■■ ' WEDNESDAY— Special THE GREAT NAZIMOVA _IN—“TOYS OF FATE" 1 -PARTS —T

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